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Medical Education News from AMSNY: March 2018

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Highlights

Buffalo News Editorial: Restore Funding for Health Program

Even in a year of a significant deficit, this cut doesn’t make sense. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed 2018-19 state budget would make it harder for minority students to become doctors, with unwanted consequences for them, for patients and for communities. Learn more.

Stony Brook Medicine Launches Three-Year MD Program

Stony Brook University School of Medicine has created a new medical training curriculum that enables students to complete their MD degree in three years instead of the traditional four years. The new MD program is the first of its kind on Long Island and only the second one in New York State. Learn more.

Medical Education & Training

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell: How Future Doctors Learn to Treat Addiction

In response to the national opioid crises, medical schools across the country have begun to weave addiction medicine into their curriculums. The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell has taken the call-to-action a step further by introducing a comprehensive program on substance use for third-year medical students. Learn more.

Diversity in Medicine

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine: Is There a Doctor in the House? Increased Diversity Measures are Promoting More Opportunities for Minorities

As the #OscarsSoWhite social media outcry made Hollywood listen to the call for racial inclusion, the world of medicine has been rallying its own cry for diversity. National initiatives emerge to address the need for more physicians of color. Learn more.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: M.D. Student Sebastian Placide Reflects on the Power of Helping Others

Medical school for those from underserved communities can seem like an impossible dream. Sebastian Placide was fortunate to get here through a large and varied support network- starting with his grandmother, and leading to his mentors today. His hope is that his story holds valuable lessons for premed students looking for a route to their dreams. Learn more.

Student News

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Profile: Danny Warda

“Ever since I was a kid, I have always been a fan of puzzles. And medicine is the best puzzle I have seen so far,” says Danny Warda. “I have always found it fascinating how living things exist in harmony with each other and maintain a balanced environment.” Learn more.

New York Medical College was brimming with an abundance of student research which was represented at the 22nd Annual Medical Student Research Forum, filling the Medical Education Center lobby and overflowing into the Basic Sciences Building lobby, on February 8.Learn more.

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: Pipettes, Pitches, and Patents

When Holly Wobma, an MD-PhD student at the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, began her PhD research on stem cells, she had no interest in business-she was a scientist, she thought, and wanted little to do with the commercial side of medicine. But a year into the work, her mindset started to shift. Learn more.

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Profile: Julia Schneider

Julia Schneider, a second-year student at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), is wasting no time pursuing her dream to become a neurosurgeon. “I always knew that I wanted to wake up in the morning or in the middle of the night or at any point in the day and save a person’s life,” she says. Learn more.

Faculty News

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Arno Motulsky and the Spirit of St. Louis

Arno Motulsky, one of the founders of human medical genetics, died on January 17, 2018, at the age of 94 in Seattle. Learn more.

Other News

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Shows Support for Kids With Cancer: S(h)aving the Day!

As hair covered the floor and smiles adorned the many faces of those in attendance, everyone who campaigned for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation knew their hair loss was going towards a greater purpose. Students and faculty took part in having their head shaved on February 28, 2018, at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, in support of those with pediatric cancer. Learn more.

Weill Cornell Medicine: NYC High School Students Explore STEM Fields

Getting high school students to stay inside on a warm, sunny afternoon to work on science might sound like an impossible task, but on Feb. 27 dozens of students from public high schools across New York City happily did just that. Learn more.

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: Benjamin Spock -The World’s Pediatrician

“Never kiss your child. Never hold it in your lap. Never rock its carriage.” This parenting advice, from a 1928 guide by psychologist John Watson, is extreme but reflected the authoritarianism that was the norm in parenting guides at the time. Then came Dr. Spock. Learn more.